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ECOP Belgium gathering at EU Ocean Days
The ECOP Programme at EU Ocean Days: Shaping the Future of the Blue Sector
The Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOP) Programme gathered for the European Ocean Days (March 2–6) in Brussels. Throughout the week, the team played a central role in advocating for the next generation of ocean professionals, specifically during the “Inspiring the Next Generation of Blue Careers” session at SPARKS.
ECOP Belgium gathering at EU Ocean Days
The ECOP Programme at EU Ocean Days: Shaping the Future of the Blue Sector
The Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOP) Programme gathered for the European Ocean Days (March 2–6) in Brussels. Throughout the week, the team played a central role in advocating for the next generation of
ECOP Belgium gathering at EU Ocean Days
The ECOP Programme at EU Ocean Days: Shaping the Future of the Blue Sector
The Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOP) Programme gathered for the European Ocean Days (March 2–6) in Brussels. Throughout the week, the team played a central role in advocating for the next generation of
“Peek into Biodiversity and Beyond” A workshop summary by Anwesha Ghosh
The term ‘Biodiversity’ encompasses all forms of life on Earth and has been critical to human development and sustenance. For a long, scientists have studied biodiversity to disentangle the mysteries
Early Career Ocean Professionals from Africa and Caribbean SIDS benefit from the first round of funded trainings through the Ocean Decade’s ECOP Programme
Thanks to the generous financial support of the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) and IOC-UNESCO, over 120 Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOPs) from African and Caribbean countries benefited from
Call for Ocean Practices Early Career Ocean Professional (ECOP) ambassadors
The Ocean Practices programme is seeking Early Career Ocean Professional (ECOP) ambassadors who are passionate and enthusiastic about global interoperability, regional capabilities and ocean best practices, and are willing to
Open call for Early-Career Session Co-Leads at the Virtual Workshop VI Evolving and Sustaining Ocean Best Practices
Open call for Early-Career Session Co-Leads at the Virtual Workshop VI Evolving and Sustaining Ocean Best Practices 3 hours plenaries: 5, 6, and 19 October 2022 The goals of the
African Conference on Priority Setting & Partnership Development for the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
The African Conference on Priority Setting & Partnership Development for the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development is hosted by the Government of Egypt through its Ministry of
Early Career Ocean Professionals are shaping the Ocean’s Future
By Taylor Goelz, Jonatha Giddens, Alfredo Giron, Harriet Harden-Davies, Evgeniia Kostianaia, Guillermo Ortuno Crespo, Erin Satterwaite, Edward Senkondo, and the membership of the former ECOP Internal Working Group http://digital.ecomagazine.com/publication/frame.php?i=707374&p=244&pn=&ver=html5
A New Generation of Ocean Leaders
A view of the high Norwegian Arctic while aboard the research vessel Lance (July 2015). Rick Bajornas/UN, CC BY-SA Today, the world’s oceans are faced with threats at every turn – accelerating
Early-career scientists bring energy, talent and diversity to leadership roles
Alfredo Giron-Nava didn’t spot many peers at the inaugural meeting of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Sciences for Sustainable Development. The postdoctoral researcher was one of only six junior
Ocean Decade: Beneath the Net: A Perspective on Fisheries from Alfredo Giron, PhD
The United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021-2030 (the Decade) is a mere 5 months away and work has been ongoing to prepare for its arrival. As
To Achieve A Sustainable Future, We Need to Include Early Career Professionals in Global Decision-Making
A panel of early-career professionals from the OceanObs’19 conference in September 2019. Co-author Erin Satterthwaite is second from the left. Credit: OceanObs’19 Conference. Central to sustainable development is the vexing
The Spark We Need, for the Ocean We Want
Walter Munk “Failures” as a Young Scholar… (or were they?) Walter Munk, one of history’s greatest oceanographers, frequently mentioned his fear that young researchers are no longer pursuing high-risk, high-reward